Death came too soon for too many of the 1960s' musical talents, but there's a special tragedy to Otis Redding. When Redding's Beechcraft H18 airplane crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin on December 10, 1967, the singer and songwriter was only 26 years old; Redding died at a younger age than Jimi Hendrix, than Janis Joplin, than Brian Jones, than Jim Morrison. That fact becomes even more remarkable when we consider how prolific Redding was. He scored his first national hit, "These Arms of Mine," in 1962, at the age of 21, and by the time of his death he had placed 20 more singles into the Billboard charts. In the two years after his passing he would place an additional 10.
This 24-foot long diorama created by Brickmania, depicts the WWII Battle of Peleliu, complete with a 10-foot long USS LST-325 ship, tanks, Marines, sailors, bunkers, ambulances and supply trucks.
Visual thinking is a way to organize your thoughts and improve your ability to think and communicate. It’s a way to expand your range and capacity by going beyond the linear world of the written word, list and spreadsheet, and entering the non-linear world of complex spacial relationships, networks, maps and diagrams.
Informative Visual Thinking Videos - learn how to filter and apply visual language to communicate multi dimensional - A picure is worth a thousand words"
Joss Whedon may be the new hardest-working man in show business. The director, who’s about to unleash The Avengers and is putting the finishing touches on his whirlwind production of Much Ado About Nothing, plans to produce a new installment of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog very soon.
You do know that an analog Vinyl Recording has more fidelity and frequency reproduction than anything you are using today right? Best case scenario you are using DAT tape, which I doubt. Worst case scenario you think that ...
DOWNTOWN FERGUS FALLS MYSTERY TOUR Join Otter Tail County Historical Society director Chris Schuelke and his cast of characters for the Downtown Fergus Falls Mystery Tour on Thursday, June 6, beginning at 8 p.m. The tour begins in the lobby of the historic River Inn on Mill Street.
Illegal liquor, political scandal, lewd women, ax murders. The sordid history of a major city or that of a quiet town on the prairie? Better known for its abundant churches, geese and well behaved citizens, Fergus Falls also has a dark side that has largely been kept quiet...until now.
This is a list supporting my Convention Time post. The following is a list of what you should pack in your Con Kit: The Bag - whatever type of bag you are comfortable using is fine. I prefer an a...
Austin, Texas based “lifestyle” photographer Jaime C. Moore is sick of Barbie. And Disney Princesses too. Now before your feathers get all ruffled, let’s talk about why. As the mother of a 5 year-old daughter and a professional photographer, Jaime wanted to take photos of her daughter in new and creative ways that would not only look great on film, but also get her daughter thinking about the kind of woman she can grow up to be. So she turned to real women like Marie Curie, Sojourner Truth and those featured here for inspiration, and what came out, is absolutely beautiful and inspiring.
Todd Kashdan believes it's misguided to search for the elusive state of happiness. After years of working as a clinical psychologist he says that the missing ingredient to a fulfilling life is curiosity.
Richard III's discovery showcased UK academia, says Michael Braddick. But as student demand for certain subjects falls, should we have grave concerns for our future knowledge base?
"Kim Komando has been teaching people to use computers (sorry, komputers) for decades -- she runs a komputer-themed radio call-in show, running for three hours each weekend.
But if we set our time machine to 1993, Komando released a series of "Komputer Tutor" VHS tapes, including one called Komputer Kindergarten that taught basic computer skills (DOS and Windows, and "what is a printer") to beginners. The good folks over at Everything is Terrible edited Komputer Kindergarten down into a highlight reel, just under three minutes. It's amazing. Seriously..."
After downloading Google Earth 7.2 and experimenting with the improved star-field, the following accidental discovery was made:
A little before the summer solstice sunrise at Stonehenge, the Milky Way aligns along the Avenue at Durrington Walls beautifully. In a charming reversal, a little after the midsummer solstice sunset at Durrington Walls, the Milky Way aligns along the Avenue at Stonehenge equally well (see images 1 & 2 - larger versions can be downloaded here and here).
orbit48: “ “young people are beginning to feel that science fiction is the kind of literature that a person interested in reality should be reading.” -Isaac Asimov ”
Friday 5 April 2013, marks the 90th anniversary of the death of the Egyptologist Lord Canarvon and the start of the mysterious curse of Tutankhamen, but author and University of Manchester Egyptologist Dr Joyce Tyldesley points out the real story is far from sinister.
She argues that an exclusive media deal coupled with the subsequent reliance on non-expert comment helped fuel rumours of a curse. Although she also notes that the curse of Tutankhamen is now far more famous than both the original Egyptian king and the men who first unearthed his treasure laden tomb.
We scoured the web to pull together a few surprising, intense, and charmingly youthful author photos from some of our very favorite authors' first works, from Truman Capote to Stephen King.
This is a Polavision camera: Polaroid’s first and only foray into self-developing movie film.
Yes, that’s the part that blew my mind: the magical Polaroid 600 film that everyone shakes like a Polaroid picture is awe-inspiring enough, so doing that at 20 or 30 frames a second blows my mind. The film was, technically, 8mm film, but it wasn’t the same beast. The film was pre-loaded in a cartridge, along with a reservoir of developing fluid. The movie was filmed in a Polaroid camera, like any other normal home movie. The specialized player did most of the work: the first time a cartridge was played, the player released the developing fluid, and in 20 seconds the whole movie was ready to be watched.
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